Israel Oliver Peña

Israel Oliver Peña (born 16 December 1987), known as Israel Oliver,[1][2] is a swimmer from Spain.

For the American basketball player named Israel Oliver, see Cisco Oliver.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oliver and the second or maternal family name is Peña.
Israel Oliver
Personal information
Full nameIsrael Oliver Peña
Nationality Spain
Born (1987-12-16) 16 December 1987
Madrid, Spain
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens100m medley relay 49pts
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro100m butterfly S11
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens100m butterfly S12
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Glasgow200m medley SM11
Bronze medal – third place2015 Glasgow100m butterfly S11
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Eindhoven200m medley SM11
Gold medal – first place2016 Funchal400m freestyle S11
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 200 m ind. medley SM11
Silver medal – second place2014 Eindhoven100m breaststroke SB11
Silver medal – second place 2016 Funchal 100 m breaststroke – SB11

Personal

Oliver was born in Madrid. He has a disability: he has a vision impairment. In 2012, he lived in Carrizal de Wit, Las Palmas, Canary Islands.[3][4]

Swimming

Oliver was an S12/B2 type swimmer,[3] but became a S11 swimmer.[4]

Oliver raced competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, where he earned a silver medal in the 4 x 100 meters 49 points medley relay and a bronze in the 100 meter butterfly race.[3] He raced at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[3]

In 2012, Oliver competed at the Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities, representing the Canary Islands. He finished second in the SB12 100 meter breaststroke.[5][6] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[3] He finished fifth in the 100 meter breaststroke.[7] Prior to heading to London, he participated in a national vision impaired swim team training camp at the High Performance Centre of Sant Cugat from 6 to 23 August. Daily at the camp, there were two in water training sessions and one out of water training session.[8] He competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.[9] In November 2013, he competed at the Spanish Age Swimming Championships for blind and visually impaired.[10]

References
  1. "Spanish swimmers prepare to leave for Glasgow 2015". Paralympic.org. 7 August 2015. Israel Oliver
  2. "Israel OLIVER". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  4. Agencia EFE. "Los nadadores canarios Michelle Alonso e Israel Oliver competirán por triunfo" (in Spanish). Spain: Eldiariomontanes.es. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. "Tres récords nacionales en el Campeonato de España por Comunidades Autónomas de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  6. "Castellón acoge a los mejores nadadores en el Campeonato de España de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  7. "Miguel Luque suma el único metal del día. Natación/Paralímpicos" (in Spanish). Spain: Terra.es. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  8. "Los nadadores paralímpicos ciegos se concentran para Londres 2012" (in Spanish). Spain: Solidaridad Digital. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  9. "Deportes : La extremeña Isabel Yinghua Hernández competirá en el Campeonato del Mundo de Natación Paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: Extremaduradehoy.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  10. "Deportes. Deborah font e israel oliver compiten en madrid en el campeonato por edades de natación – Juegos paralímpicos – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Juegos paralímpicos en lainformacion.com" (in Spanish). lainformacion.com. 15 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

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